If you’re itching to begin celebrating Christmas, AMC’s ready to help. The network revealed plans for its month-long holiday programming today, dubbed “Best Christmas Ever.”
AMC will air over 550 hours of festive programming in December (kicking off November 30) across streaming and linear cable. Look out for fan favorites like Elf and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, as well as new content like Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point hitting AMC+.
Warner Bros. has also partnered with AMC to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Polar Express. The “Best Christmas Ever: Polar Express Sweepstakes” runs through December 6. Fans can enter to win a grand prize trip to the Grand Canyon for “The Polar Express Train Ride Experience”. Plus, each day during the sweepstakes, one lucky winner will be chosen to receive a collectible Polar Express Lionel Train. Learn more and enter here.
Check out programming highlights, streaming debuts, special marathons, and more.
Best Christmas Ever on AMC
Streaming Highlights – Shudder & AMC+
Christmas Eve at Miller’s Point
On Christmas Eve, a family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own. Starring Michael Cera (Superbad), Sawyer Spielberg (Masters of the Air) and Francesca Scorsese (We Are Who We Are).
Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches Yule Log & The Walking Dead Cruel Log
Conjure up some holiday spirit with digital fireplaces themed to two popular AMC franchises.
A Creature Was Stirring
Faith (Chrissy Metz, This is Us) keeps her troubled teenage daughter on a tightly controlled but illicit pill regimen in order to ward off a terrifying affliction. But after a Christmas burglary, their family secret may finally be exposed. Also starring Scout Taylor-Compton (Rob Zombie’s Halloween) and Annalise Basso (Captain Fantastic).
Joe Bob’s Christmas Carnage
Snow is falling and the bodies are piling up for Joe Bob’s Christmas Carnage when Joe Bob and Darcy host two holiday horror flicks featuring so much bloodshed that Santa will think twice before coming down this chimney.
The Chelsea Detective Christmas Special “Everyone Loves Chloe”
Chloe Carmichael, former popstar and one-time darling of the tabloids, is found dead in her Chelsea mansion flat in the days leading up to Christmas. They first suspect a drug overdose, but forensics soon establishes that Chloe had been drowned in the bath. Max and the team must contend with a string of potential suspects, including her hard-bitten manager, a conniving journalist and a Tory MP. Each of them has a secret connecting them to Chloe, but who was it that killed her?
AMC Marathons & Anniversary Celebrations
Christmas with the Kranks 20th Anniversary Celebration, November 30 at 7pm and 9pm ET/PT
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 35th Anniversary Celebration, December 1 at 7pm and 11:15pm ET/PT
The Polar Express 20th Anniversary Celebration, December 2 at 7pm ET/PT
Everything Is Christmas Marathon (December 6) featuring the most debatable holiday films including Die Hard, Trading Places, Ghostbusters II, and Gremlins.
Merry ‘80s Marathon (December 7) featuring National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, The Great Outdoors, Ghostbusters, and National Lampoon’s Vacation.
Best Elf Marathon (December 8) features Elf, Fred Claus, and The Polar Express.
Christmas Magic Marathon (December 13) including The Polar Express, Fred Claus, and Rankin Bass specials: Year Without Santa Claus, Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, Jack Frost (1979), ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, Life & Adventures of Santa Claus, First Christmas, The Story of the First Christmas Snow, Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July, Leprechauns’ Christmas Gold, and Pinocchio’s Christmas.
Christmas All the Way Marathon (December 14) features Elf, Four Christmases, and The Polar Express.
Holiday Hijinks Marathon (December 15) featuring National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Christmas with the Kranks, Uncle Buck, and Trading Places.
Christmas Candy Marathon (December 20) celebrating some of John Candy’s greatest films, including The Great Outdoors, Uncle Buck, and National Lampoon’s Vacation.
Naughty or Nice Weekend (December 21 and 22) featuring films on Santa’s lists including Elf, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Snow Day, Four Christmases, Christmas with the Kranks, Uncle Buck, Overboard, Jack Frost (1979), The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus, and Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July.
Best Christmas Marathon (December 24 and 25) with holiday favorites including Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Elf, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Christmas with the Kranks, Fred Claus, Four Christmases, The Polar Express, Trading Places, Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, Life & Adventures of Santa Claus, Jack Frost (1998), Jack Frost (1979), The Year Without Santa Claus, and Eight Crazy Nights.
Holiday Hangover recovery (December 26) including Elf, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Four Christmases, Christmas with the Kranks, The Polar Express, and Fred Claus.
View the full AMC Best Christmas Ever lineup here.
